Gangwon Eco-Peace Biosphere Reserve

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, inscribed 2019, in Republic of Korea. The largely mountainous Gangwon Eco-Peace Biosphere Reserve, located at the watershed of the Taebaek Mountain Range in northern Gangwon Province, borders the southern limit of the Demilitarized Zone to the north and reaches the east coast of the Korean Peninsula to the east. It is home to a wide range of rare and endangered flora and fauna. Development plans focus on ecotourism that draws on its ecological, cultural and social resources, as well as exploration of relics of the Korean War in the area.